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QIn a Tennis tournament, 1024 players are participating in the men's singles category. Each of the games have 2 players participating in it. These are knockout games where the loser is eliminated. Matches are held till there is only 1 player left. What is the total number of matches played in the tournament?

AIn a knockout tournament, one match results in one player getting eliminated. The tournament ends with one champion and 1023 players eliminated. Therefore, there are 1023 matches in the tournament.